There is just one week to go until Crawley Borough Council launches its new weekly food waste collection service for individual households across the borough as part of the government’s Simpler Recycling reforms first introduced in 2021. The new service starts on Monday 28 September, with food waste collected every week on residents’ normal bin collection day.

New food waste bins and caddies have been delivered to individual households across Crawley ahead of the launch. Each starter pack includes a lockable 23-litre outdoor food waste bin with an orange lid, a five-litre indoor caddy, a free starter roll of compostable liners and a leaflet containing a collection calendar.

More than 44 per cent* of the average general waste bin in Crawley is food waste, so the new service will provide residents with an easy way to recycle more of their household waste. Once collected, food waste is sent to an anaerobic digestion plant, where it is transformed into renewable energy and fertiliser for local farms.

Alongside the introduction of weekly food waste collections, general waste collections for individual households will move to a fortnightly schedule using existing bins. Other collections will remain unchanged. The fortnightly kerbside dry, mixed recycling service will continue as normal, as will the garden waste collection service, which remains available by subscription.

Flats and other properties with communal bins will remain on their current collection arrangements and are expected to join the new service at a later date.

Residents can see further information about the new food waste service, including what can and cannot go in their food waste bin.

Notes to editors:

*More than 44% by weight of the average rubbish bin in Crawley is food waste.